Leasing gains traction: GNC comes to Port Chester

General Nutrition Corporation (GNC) is adding to its suburban locations by taking 1,000-square-feet at at 262 Boston Post Road in Port Chester, reports Simone Development Companies.

This lease, said Simone, makes the shopping center fully occupied.

Leasing activity in Westchester County for the first half of the year had been characterized as slow, by industry analysts. But recent reports indicate commercial and retail leasing is on the upswing this summer.

In 2011, Simone signed LA Fitness to site after renovating 40,000 square feet and adding a pool at the two-story building, formerly occupied by a Bally Total Fitness.

"We are delighted that after making significant improvements to our Boston Post Road property, it is fully occupied with a solid mix of retail tenants," Joseph Simone, President of Simone Development Companies, said in a press release. "This is a positive development for the community and we're pleased to be a part of it."

GNC has stores in Dobbs Ferry, Mount Kisco, Ossining, Peekskill, Pelham, Scarsdale, New Rochelle, White Plains and Yonkers, according to its website.